By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Wednesday, March 18 – Saturday, March 21, 2026 McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta, GA Defending Champions: Virginia (5x) Championship Central Preview Index Psych Sheet Live Stream Live Results Live Recaps Prelims: Day 1 Finals: Day 1Virginia Tech head coach Sergio Lopez has voiced his opinion on the new NCAA changes. He has posted his thoughts on Instagram, first saying that whoever voted on the changes has done a “disservice to swimming.”
Lopez is not the first coach to voice their opinion on the new changes as Ohio State’s Brian Schrader spoke out last month on the changes. In Lopez’s first video posted before the start of the meet, Lopez talked about how coaches need to get together to discuss.
In his most recent video, Lopez spoke about the changes and said,
“Food for Thought 2026 Women’s NCAA Championships
First congratulate Carmen @carmen_weiler_ and our relay for swimming well this morning Second and Food for Thought about Finals at NCAA’s. I know in my last post I would not talk about it but I can’t help myself. I think that ig you don’t have a swimmer or a relay you should not come back to Finals and leave the pool deck empty and the stands empty. I love FAST swimming and I always watch every race because I appreciate swimming and always trying to learn from competition. This week and next week unless I have a swimmer/s or relay competing of one of my swimmers wants to come a swimmer I will stay back at the hotel and do work, watch my Kdrama or go out and have a cup of coffee and feel good about my life and VT.”
Lopez’s updated thoughts come after the first prelims session in which places 9-16 are scored out of prelims. Virginia Tech’s Carmen Weiler Sastre entered the meet as the #14 seed in the 200 free with a 1:42.73. She was slightly off that time with a 1:42.91 but moved up three places to finish 11th. With the new changes, she will not have the chance to swim tonight.
In his latest video, Lopez says that he will not attend finals tonight and he urges other coaches that do not have swimmers tonight to not attend as well as he hopes to make a “statement” with an emptier pool deck and stands.
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